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Monica Lewinsky, herself the subject of a years-long investigation and subsequently hotly-awaited report, had a three-word response this week to the handling of Robert Mueller’s report on PresidentDonald Trumpand Russia.
“If. f——. only,” Lewinsky, 45,wrote Wednesdaywhile sharing a tweet from law professor Orin Kerr, who was criticizing how information has been shared so far about Mueller’s work.
On Tuesday Kerrtweeted, “Imagine if the Starr Report had been provided only to President Clinton’s Attorney General, Janet Reno, who then read it privately and published a 4-page letter based on her private reading stating her conclusion that President Clinton committed no crimes.”
The Starr Report that Kerr referenced was the work of Kenneth Starr, who was the independent counsel investigating PresidentBill Clintonin the ‘90s and who came to hone in on Clinton’ssexual relationship with Lewinskywhen Lewinsky was a White House intern.
At the conclusion of his work, Starr produced a 445-page report that wasquickly shared in full with the news mediaand subsequently the public. Starr’s report was incredibly detailed — even graphic — and did not shy away from physical specifics about Clinton and Lewinsky’s relationship.
By contrast, Mueller’s report, which Attorney General William Barr said Friday had been completed, has yet to be released in any fashion beyond a brief summary from Barr, who had strongly challenged Mueller’s work before he joined the Trump administration.
Lewinsky, who has becomean anti-bullying advocate, subsequently “liked” a tweet complimenting her reaction to Starr and Mueller. “The only tweet that I need to read about the Barr report…,” pundit Elise Jordantweetedabout Lewsinky’s Wednesday post.
Mueller was appointed in the summer of 2017 to investigate connections between President Trump and Russia. But he did not find any conspiracy or coordination, according to Barr’s summary of his report.
Mueller also looked at whether Trump criminally obstructed the Russia investigation but, according to Barr, did not come to a conclusion on that question that either accused or exonerated Trump.
Democrats are calling for the release of Mueller’s full report and underlying materials, while Barr has cautioned that authorities need time to redact sensitive parts of Mueller’s work including information related to grand juries.
source: people.com
